Month: July 2012

(July 12, 2012) -- In a special report to RV Daily Report, John DiPietro interviews Patricia Kosalka, owner of Sagadahoc Bay Campground in Georgetown Island, Maine, about RVers experiencing oceanfront camping and fresh Maine clams. Located an hour past Portland going north on Hwy. 1, the 62-site campground allows people to dig for clams right on their own beach at prices that beat the cost to buy clams at any retail outlet.

(July 11, 2012) -- Out & About Live reports that MMM (Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly), Britain’s best-selling motorhome and motorcaravan magazine, has launched Motorhome TV, a new online video channel for all things motorhome.

(July 11, 2012) -- When the economy, and the RV industry, tanked in 2008, Barry Hyser found himself without a job. But the industry is showing signs of growth and Hyser is back to work, serving as the location manager at Campers Inn in Elkhart, reports WSBT-TV.

(July 11, 2012) -- Over 200 exhibitors plan to attend this year's Western Motorhome Show, which will be held at Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Aug. 17-19, reports Out And About Live.

(July 11, 2012) -- Deputies say a 52-year-old man, identified as a transient, was arrested early Monday on suspicion of attempted vehicle burglary at the Mission RV Park in Loma Linda, reports Patch.com.

(July 11, 2012) -- A 43-year-old man was arrested for non-residential burglary, criminal damage to property and larceny on Saturday after a Las Cruces bank patron witnessed the burglary of an RV, and called police in time for the alleged suspect to be caught, writes the Las Cruces Sun-News.

(July 11, 2012) -- Marla Ballard, writing for the Times-Journal, says that one of the challenges that comes with owning an RV is learning the language. Ballard writes that there is a vocabulary, all its own, to be understood.

(July 11, 2012) -- "This means that EverGreen, as a manufacturer, has a documented low rate of usage of our (Coach-Net's) two main services, which are technical phone assistance and dispatch services for RV owners who are having trouble or breakdowns with their coach or tow vehicle," said Lopez.

(July 11, 2012) -- Early Tuesday morning, a massive fire destroyed part of an RV and boat storage lot in northwest Harris County, reports abc13.com. About 12 RVs were destroyed in the fire.

(July 11, 2012) -- Roland Jonas, owner of Save Coupon Advertising Ltd. which operated as RV Marketing, pleaded guilty in Edmonton provincial court on July 6, 2012 to nine counts of fraud over five thousand. In the "fraudulent" scheme, Jonas offered to sell recreational vehicles for private sellers under a consignment contract.